FIRES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1981, 11 February 1914, Page 7

FIRES.

OI'AtTAU BUILDINGS DESTROYED. (By Tekirrar b-A.wsoiiiitiotLiV (ils/orcaiglll, February 1.0. A 1 fire at Otautau, -at 2.-15 o'clock this morning, destroyed two -Wooden; build- ■ ings, one of two stories and twenty-two . rooms, owijod by F. King, chemist, and , ■the otter o-Wn-od by Robert' Jaqucry, tinsmith. The outbreak began iu tho upstairs of the former, occupied by Mrs. 'Gov.an, confectioner. King's building was insured, for £500 ,iu tho Alliance ofiic. and .Jaquery's for £400 in the Norwich.. Union office. David Greve, painlei, -Who- occupied oi-.io shop, had an insurance, of £250- iii tli-o Umioii dTise. Mrs. (•'•ovan's slock was not insured. She estimates her -loss at £150. PAI'EA FREEZING WORKS BURNT. Hawera, February in. 1 : : Tlic main portion. of the Patca Meat ■; Free.ir.iiig Coiiipaiiy's ivoi-ks • at; patcii; was destroyed bv fire at midnight last. lliglit. T'iree hundred carcasses, of tfUccp aiid thirty entile were 'biiriipd. The insurances ft-re £2500 on the building, £12-500 on tho plant., and £1000 on lilio Stock. OLD HOTEL DESTROY TD InvcrpargilJ,'] cbnniy 10 A fire brolto out this evening in tho old liuperiai Hotel, hi Tay Street-, -ijcw ■carried' on -as -a boimiingliciiscs I-i, con- • tair.ed 28 rooms. and wa.< owned by tho trustees of tlio late iff. 1 Whittakejy and <;eeupicd by Mr. Win. bmitli. J'lio brigade quu'.lclv had tho fimuos under control. The house . and furniture were ins;:red for <C'G'oQiii. the Coimr.er- : eial Onion, and £250 -e-aeh in the New Zesilaii.d and tho Sun ofl'kes. BLAKE IN A CUPBO \RI). A small fire in a cupboard in -the reap .of a live-roomed .dwelling sliank Street,. Kilbirnie, i;esnit<rcl hi .a - call to tlic City Brigade shortly, after 7 o'clock ja.st evoiijng. Practically i-.iti damago was caused liv the lire, which is : said to liavo becii. caused by. a match being thrown into the cupboard after . a gas ring had. been lighted. Tile building. wiiicli is owned by Mr. J,-iT v ß.oy<l',. Kiit>ir;:ic, is insured for £230 in tho Victoria, tlicm„-is ; . iilStSfK , wipe •6n' , tiSid t ioment&'' OUTBREAK AT INLAND B.U A.n unoccujne.l dwelling a.'t Glyds Street, Island B.ay, \vas ;badlv gut.tet} u ■by Tiro (tt 10 .'lO lasvt nighl, 'Tho flanics; 1 '' were fanned by a high neiiheiiy wind," and when tl:o briitade arrived tlie.fira ... lifts! a Strong I'rold. . Tlt.o dwelling ..iiexfe:.., door, «'ccupied by Mr. Branili, ...alca took lire, but the efforts of tho bri- '. ' ■glides were .Siiccessful in. siiying- "iJiist-i-i.'i'i' . "Tiaiikliiig riiid ■■poftfii'iii'tg -thft .o'iitbrcafe''t;6...AV the yiioccimicd hoii?o' 'Tlie tohtiiitS/.'o'f''-;'. I.i: Mr. Bvailiif's dwelling were quite dry, and only the corner of the house- was" : ; damaged. No particulars were avail- ' able last night as to the owner of tho buildings, or ihe insurances, .. .. .. .